"Our guys wanted to make their presence felt against Marquette," Bohr said as the Golden Eagles finished first in the 6K race. "Those guys are from the BIG EAST Conference, and that was motivation for us.

"Our coaching staff is very happy with our guys' races."

DePaul wound up in third place, just one point behind Illinois-Chicago.

Jacqueline Kasal was DePaul's top finisher on the women's side at No. 29 as the Blue Demons finished fifth. Northwestern won the women's 5K race and Marquette was second.

DePaul's next race is Friday, Sept. 14 at the National Catholic Championship in South Bend, Ind.